The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-02-09
SIN AND SUPERSTITION.
DoInes Of the Awfally Wicied--Compacts
with the Evil One--Shocking Impiefies.

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with the Evil One--shocking Impiefies.
1t Is curious that no one, even among
the wisest, seems to have doubted the
possibility of sort Of compact with the
Evil Being. Even so sagacious man
as Bacon indicates his belief in such
barters, and speaks as II they were
facts of comparatively known oc-
currenee.
Then we have other writer's OF good
standing who display. as we may say,
the same credulity, and who, In fact,
never seem to question the existence In
all parts of the world Of beings who
had disposed OF their chances OF eternal
happiness for the fleeting pleasures OF
this life.
The Satanic compact, as we discover,
Is a very simple one for deed so
momentous as the transfer OF q human
soul to eternal perdition. His Dark
Majesty seldom allows more than twenty
years OF this worlds prosperity IN
exchange FOR the torrents OF his own
dreadful realm in the next. Nor does he
give unlimited riches.
Jean De Burguen. who sold himself
In France In 1888. and who was to devote
himself In the intervals OF his pleasures
to the ruin OF as many other souls az he
lent TO SIS OF our money.
Here we see that the devil, as usual,
understood thoroughly what he was
about, and that he was very close at o
trade knowing that the market was
abundant.
Sometimes there was roundabout
way OF making the desired exchange, and
in return for the same some charm or
talisman is given.
The London Saturday Review, speak
ing lately on this subject, states that It
is customary in Germany even to this
day to obtain charms by an agreement OF
some sort with the Prince OF the Powers
OF Darkness.
The gamblers use and will make any
sacrifice to obtain them. The writer
says:
Here Is one Of them in rough out
line. It Is by far the worst and most
blasphemous we have ever heard OF In
Central Germany--a distinct piece OF
witchcraft, as It seems to US. TO the
words of the charm, distinctly noted
down at the time, we regret that we can
not refer. The receipt Without them
stands thus:
/" Catch toad on Easter Sunday morn
ing before sunrise, take a pieceo Of soft
wood--pine, ETC., not beech or oak
little larger than the toad, and then
nail the wretched creature upon II In the
form Of a cross, hang 1t on an is plated
pole towards the sun, thus gradually
changing its position with the progress
Of the day; keep sprlnkllng 1t now and
then with water, for hit dies before thesun
sets your labor has been In vain. Ii when
the sun goes down he Is still partially
alive it is enough; take him to the
nearest ant hill and bury him In 1t.
ION Whit Sunday dig him up. II no
one has distuybed the hill you will find
the bones quite clean and white; put
neck and you will always win In games
of chance.
This charm is, OF course, violation
of every law of humanity and religion /;
giving ones self to the devil even moro
formally than X one signed contract
with him In ones own blood.
If we could reproduce the words to
| be used atthe different hours 1t would be
| seen, imperfect as our account even then
would be, what mysteries are carleatured,
and, therefore, violated.
Tho man who employs such means
simply snys. I alfns my sell out OK tlis
fold of Christ; all | want is to win al
cards.
During the reign OF the Orleans
! Regent of France-vlewed by historians
gonoraIly as probably the wickedesi
man that ever nved-the practices OF
witchcraft were OF a revolving char.
acter At night sometimes In the pres.
ence of this Prince there was sort oil
diabolical seance held at which tribute
| was paid to the devil In the hope o.
obtaining favors from him.
There was an able who, at midnight
said the mass backward, altering this
prayers to make the most horrible bias
! phemies. There was O regularly con
secrated host used which was subjected
to every outrage which the depraved
imagination OF the celebrant could
| devise.
The purpose of tho function was &c
Insult and defy God, and thus. of course
to do all the honor possible to the
devil.
To realize the infamy OF these pro
ceedIngs II is necessary 70 remember
that all who took part In them were
believers In the sacred character OF the
ceremony Of the mass and Of the actua
| presence OF the polluted host Of thu
body and blood Of the Saviour OF man
kind.
Nowadays It would probably be din
cult to find individuals, even among tn,
most abandoned atheists and scoffers
who could be capable OF enjoying d
burlesqueof this nature were 1t only FOL
There ia q certaiu reverence for. thu
faith or others and a finer feeling among
mankind which would act as q restraint
---[Pittsburg Dispatch.